Playoff Insights: Will Mavericks vs. Thunder Extend Series?
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00:03 >> How do you see that series playing out?
00:05 Do you think that is one that we see get extended in a six or seven games?
00:09 >> I think that's likely as much as it'd be great to see the young Thunder get
00:14 a little bit of rest.
00:15 That being said, they are the youngest team in the field and
00:17 they were going into the playoffs.
00:19 And so maybe the young legs don't need any rest.
00:21 But I just think that the Mavericks are really interesting.
00:24 Obviously, you mentioned the absence in the front court.
00:27 So it's he's a guy like Daniel Gafford take on a larger role.
00:29 He has been really terrific in these first couple of games.
00:33 He's been making people a lot of money in terms of chasing his overs,
00:36 be it his points, rebounds, PRA, you name it.
00:39 And Luca just continues to flirt with triple doubles on a nightly basis and
00:45 then listen to sex tapes at night and in post game press conferences, I guess.
00:50 But in terms of the DFS stuff,
00:52 I just think the Oklahoma City side of things is that much more interesting.
00:58 So you have a sense of what you're going to get from Shea.
01:03 And like you said, Giddy has just been completely neutered in this offense for
01:08 one reason or another.
01:10 I mean, again, playing his unders has been beneficial.
01:14 You don't wanna put him into DFS lineups.
01:16 It's crazy to think that you're seeing more value from the likes of Isaiah Joe or
01:21 Kayson Wallace, guys like that.
01:23 Because they're seeing larger minutes with Giddy on the bench.
01:28 And so when it comes to chasing points for DFS, as we know, you look at, and
01:33 there are a million different services out there that do this, but
01:37 you consider projections obviously for today.
01:40 You got the one true stud that you feel like you absolutely have to roster in my
01:44 mind, and that is Luca Doncic.
01:46 Whether obviously in the showdown, you wanna think about captaining him, or
01:50 obviously you're gonna put him in there.
01:52 Or when it comes to a classic slate, it would be an interesting pivot if you wanna
01:58 try and avoid dupes, but I think Luca's just a guy that with a two gamer
02:03 at that price even, you gotta get him in there.
02:05 But at that point in time, then you've got some choices to make.
02:09 Because do you want SGA?
02:11 Do you figure Tatum is in line for
02:14 a bounce back from a really quiet start to the series?
02:17 Donovan Mitchell really woke up in the second half of game two after a really
02:21 good game one.
02:22 Does he come out and showcase himself as that Cavs offense?
02:26 I would think he does, if Cleveland has any hope of keeping it close or
02:31 even staying within that seven, eight point spread.
02:33 But those, again, that's your upper echelon.
02:36 Then you start to get into sort of that mid tier, 6K to 8,500 on DraftKings.
02:41 And again, you have choices to make.
02:44 Like Evan Mobley, sure, you'd normally consider him, but
02:47 if Jared Allen comes back, then how much does that take away from Mobley's focus?
02:52 Be it offensively or on the glass.
02:54 Jalen Brown, again, a little bit inconsistent.
02:56 And his performance is so dependent upon Jason Tatum or
03:01 even Derek White to some degree was coming off a quiet game.
03:06 I think Jalen Williams, of course, not Jalen with a Y, but the other.
03:11 I think he is in line for a good game for OKC.
03:14 Chad Holmgren was quiet last time out.
03:16 He's another mid range guy.
03:17 Derek White, I think, is going to bounce back.
03:19 And then, again, it just start like you consider that trickle down to 4K to 6K.
03:25 Again, we talked about Gafford, PJ Washington, kind of in a similar category.
03:30 Drew Holiday, I think, is gonna be back in a bigger way than he has been so
03:35 far really throughout this entire postseason, never mind just in this series.
03:38 Al Horford, with no Chris Taps, has been really good.
03:41 So there are a lot of names to consider even in just a two game slate,
03:45 a lot of different ways you could build this out.
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